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Zhou Chen curled his lips and said, "That means Lao Meng is ready to start dealing with Vice President Sun. If you want to destroy him, you must first make him crazy. A master like Lao Meng will definitely not play chess one step at a time, but will even calculate the next few steps. So if Vice President Sun really wants to harm Zhongcheng Group, Lao Meng will definitely be able to deal with him."

Liu Qing exclaimed in amazement: "Of course, Mingyang, when did you know so much?"

"Tsk, I've always known a lot, but I just don't want to do your business, otherwise you wouldn't have any business."

"Hey, I'm telling you a few words, and you're still panting. But is what you said reliable? I don't think Lao Meng has any intention of dealing with Vice President Sun."

"Mingyu, what do you think?"

Su Mingyu pondered and said, "I think what Mingyang said makes sense. My master was able to establish Zhongcheng because of his ability and means. I believe that Vice President Sun will never be able to defeat my master."

Liu Qing asked: "Should we show our loyalty to Lao Meng at this time? This old guy is very suspicious."

Zhou Chen said: "My advice to you is that it is best to hold back and wait until Lao Meng has dealt with Vice President Sun himself."

Liu Qing hesitated and said, "I still feel it's a bit risky. Lao Meng is considering going public. If we take action against the top management at this time, it will definitely affect the listing."

"Do you think it is more important to go public or to consolidate your family's power in the group?" Zhou Chen asked back.

"this."

Nonsense, it is definitely more important to consolidate one's own power.

Su Mingyu patted Liu Qing on the shoulder and said, "Just do as Mingyang said, don't do anything, just take care of your own business."

At Zhou Chen's insistence, Su Mingyu went to work the next day, while Zhou Chen practiced piano in the community during the day and went to work in the bar in the afternoon and evening.

In the afternoon, Zhou Chen received a call from Su Mingzhe, saying that he was ready to board the plane back to the United States, and they would get together again when he came back to take his father with him.

Zhou Chen naturally knew what Su Mingzhe would encounter next, so he didn't say anything and simply agreed.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these few days, Zhou Chen went to the bar every day, and after a few days, he became a celebrity in the bar.

Many people who come to June know that the owner here is a man with a strong personality. He can play the piano and sing, and he also creates his own works. He is very talented.

In response to the enthusiasm of the guests, Zhou Chen found two more "original" songs in his own song library in the next few days. One of them is "The Beauty of the World is Intertwined with You" and the other is "Zebra, Zebra".

These two songs were carefully selected by Zhou Chen and have never been released in this world, so he naturally claimed them as his own.

Because of his original songs, the bar's business has increased by several percentage points in the past few days and is developing in a good direction.

As for Su Mingyu, she has been very busy since she started working. When Zhou Chen returns home every day, it is already eleven or twelve o'clock, and he can still see Su Mingyu busy.

Everyone sees Su Mingyu's glamorous side, but few people see the efforts and pressures behind her.

Sometimes Zhou Chen joked and told her to stop working so hard, but Su Mingyu just smiled and replied that she wanted to earn more when she was young so that she wouldn’t have to worry about money when she got older.

After hearing these words, Zhou Chen stopped trying to persuade her, because he knew it would be useless no matter how much he tried. The only thing he could do was to help Su Mingyu and make money with his own abilities.

Just today, Zhou Chen encountered something that surprised him greatly.

"You said you wanted to buy the copyright of my song?"

Zhou Chen looked at the woman in front of him. The woman was in her thirties, with short hair and wearing a women's suit. She looked capable and shrewd.

Song Yuqing nodded and said, "Yes, I have already investigated. The copyrights of the songs you sang in your bar belong to you. I hope to purchase all the copyrights of these songs. Please name a price."

"A price?"

Zhou Chen immediately laughed, "I'm not even planning to sell it, why would I ask for a price? Ms. Song, you're overthinking it."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 142 Su Mingzhe is disappointed again

So far, Zhou Chen has only moved, oh, no, he has only composed three songs, and at most added a piano piece "Wedding in a Dream".

As a plagiarist, he knew very well what his greatest wealth was. He was not going to sell copyrights, even if they would rot in his hands.

Song Yuqing smiled slightly. She had expected Zhou Chen's reaction.

According to her investigation, Zhou Chen is not only the owner of June Bar, but also has a very rich sister. However, she is still very confident in her offer.

"Boss Su, please listen to my offer first. Two million for all the copyrights of your three songs. I can also offer one million for the other piano piece."

Song Yuqing's face was full of confidence. She believed that the price was very sincere and Zhou Chen should not be able to refuse it.

Zhou Chen was indeed surprised when he heard Song Yuqing's offer. Although he had never been in the entertainment industry, he understood that he was just an unknown amateur. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for him to sell at such a high price.

It is no exaggeration to say that Song Yuqing's offer of this price shows great sincerity.

As for the fact that the price of the piano piece Dream Wedding was higher than that of a single song, he didn't think it was wrong.

Because the wedding in his dream has been proven in his world to be a song that can be passed down for decades or even longer, and one million is not enough to prove its value.

"Ms. Song, I have to say that your offer really surprised me, but I still have to say sorry. I will not sell the copyright."

Song Yuqing's beautiful face showed surprise: "Boss Su, the price I offer is already very sincere. I dare say that no one will bid higher than me. Why don't you agree?"

Zhou Chen: "Some things cannot be measured by money. If I want to make money, there are ways to do it, but these songs mean something special to me."

For him, money is no longer the most important thing in this world. If he wants to make money, even if he becomes a salesperson under Su Mingyu and earns two or three million a year, it will definitely be no problem.

But Zhou Chen didn't want to do that, because he had his own mission, to become a musician, and he still hadn't figured out which path he wanted to take.

It sounds good to be in the singing circle, but the problem is that there are big problems with his background.

It would be fine if a person who has been in prison is not famous, but once he becomes famous, those things will definitely be dug up. By then, let alone becoming an excellent musician recognized by others, not being hated by everyone may already be a good result.

So Zhou Chen felt that he could not show himself in public, but if he did not show himself in public, how could he be recognized and become a recognized excellent musician?

This is a question worth pondering, and he has not yet thought of a better way.

But fortunately, he is not in a hurry. The tasks in this world have no time limit, and he still has plenty of time.

Song Yuqing disagreed with Zhou Chen's words: "Everything has value. If you are not satisfied with my price, we can continue to negotiate."

If it were just her, she would definitely be very unhappy if Zhou Chen rejected her like this, and would think that Zhou Chen was overestimating his own abilities and was arrogant.

But this time, it was her most famous artist and best partner who asked her to negotiate with Zhou Chen, so even if she was dissatisfied, she had to suppress it.

Zhou Chen smiled politely and said, "There's no need to continue the discussion. If Ms. Song is willing to have a drink with me, I can treat you. But if you want to continue discussing the copyright of the song, we really have nothing to talk about."

"You." Seeing Zhou Chen's firm attitude, Song Yuqing suddenly became angry.

But Zhou Chen didn't even give her the chance to continue speaking, he just stood up and left.

Song Yuqing's appearance did not cause much trouble to Zhou Chen, but Song Yuqing felt very dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's attitude.

Song Yuqing's mood fully recovered after drinking a glass of wine. In fact, with her character, she would not be upset by Zhou Chen's rejection.

The reason why they are so dissatisfied is that they have been in a bad mood recently, because their studio is in trouble now. Yi Fei, the studio's largest shareholder and ace singer, has not released a new album for more than a year.

Yi Fei debuted at the age of sixteen, and it has been eleven years since then. She is the young female singer with the most honors in the music scene today, but she is always one step away from becoming a queen of pop.

Four years ago, after Yi Fei's contract with the entertainment company expired, she teamed up with her agent Song Yuqing to set up her own studio and started working alone.

Having the support of a big company and opening your own studio are two completely different concepts. Without the deep background of a big company, Yi Fei relied on her own abilities to sing a path of her own and became the strongest new female singer a few years ago.

However, in the past year or so, Yi Fei has not released any albums. Although she has appeared in two movies as a friendship, she has not been forgotten by her fans and netizens.

But if a singer does not release new songs for a long time, it will definitely have a huge impact on himself.

Unless you have reached the level of a superstar and have many hit songs circulating, Yi Fei is obviously not a singer of that level.

Yi Fei has been slow to release a new album because she sets too high standards for herself and has always wanted to find a song that will allow her to break through and move forward.

But such opportunities are not easy to come by. Excellent songwriters and composers are all recruited by big companies, and her studio alone cannot afford to hire such top songwriters and composers. So even if they asked people for help everywhere, they still couldn't find a new song that satisfied Yi Fei.

Over the past year, Yi Fei has been creating her own songs. Although she has created several good songs, she is not very satisfied with herself.

Yi Fei is the major shareholder of her studio, and Song Yuqing is a minor shareholder. To them, this studio is their lifeline. Although there are still some people in the studio, they are all small characters and not capable of taking charge on their own, so this studio is basically supported by Yi Fei alone.

Although Yi Fei made a lot of money from singing and commercial performances in the past few years, if the studio cannot make a profit, it will sooner or later collapse.

Song Yuqing walked into the hotel's executive suite and saw Yi Fei listening to music while writing and drawing. She felt angry and distressed.

"I'm home?"

Hearing Song Yuqing coming back, Yi Fei put down her pen and said, "You look angry, which means we didn't reach an agreement."

Song Yuqing said angrily: "That bar owner is stubborn. I offered three million, but he rejected me without hesitation."

Yi Fei was not surprised at all: "It's not surprising. I have been in contact with him. He is not the kind of person who can be bought with money. But it doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. Those three songs are not suitable for me anyway."

Song Yuqing rolled her eyes and said, "It's not suitable for you, but we can sing it for others. The quality of those three songs is really good. If we find the right person to sing them, they should be popular. It's just that that guy is too ignorant."

"Feifei, what should we do next?"

Yi Fei said: "Go find him again."

"Still looking for him?" Song Yuqing was surprised. "He has already rejected me, why would I look for him again?"

Yi Fei: "I asked you to buy songs from him just to try to get in touch with him. What I really value is not these three songs, but his creative talent."

Song Yuqing's face changed: "You mean, you want him to compose new songs for you? But how is that possible? He is just a nobody. It is very rare for him to compose three good songs. How could he have more in stock?"

Yi Fei said calmly: "How can we know if we don't try?"

Song Yuqing sighed helplessly, "Alright, who made me get on this pirate ship of yours? You say what to do, so let's do it. Our studio can only survive if you stand up. Let's try our best. I'll go to him again tomorrow. If he is really capable, I will ask him to write a song for you even if it means sacrificing my beauty."

Yi Fei raised her head and looked at her seriously. Although Song Yuqing was over 30 years old, she was well maintained and not married. She had many suitors, but she didn't like any of them.

I didn't expect that I could say such selfless words today.

"He was able to write three songs like these, as well as the song "Wedding in My Dream", which shows that he is very talented in writing lyrics and composing music. But whether he can write a song suitable for me, I won't know until I try."

At seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Chen went on stage to sing "Xiaochou" again. Among his three "original" songs, "Xiaochou" was the most popular one. Every time the old customers came, they would urge him to go on stage to sing.

In fact, it was not just him. Zhu Qian and another resident singer Qian Zhenqing also sang his three songs, and they all sang well. However, they were naturally inferior to Zhou Chen's original song.

June Bar usually opens at 5pm and closes at 1 or 2am. As the boss, Zhou Chen certainly cannot stay until the last minute. He leaves before 11pm every day. Although he is the boss, he still gives the power of responsibility to Dahuang.

At nine o'clock, Zhou Chen suddenly received an international long-distance call. After a moment of surprise, he immediately guessed that it was either a harassing call or a call from America.

As soon as the call was connected, Su Mingzhe's voice rang out from the other end: "Is that Mingyang?"

"It's me, brother. What's the matter with you calling me at this time?"

"Mingyang, it's like this. I'm so disappointed in Mingcheng and his wife. I asked them to take care of Dad, but it's only been a few days and Dad has been hospitalized. He's still on an IV drip in the hospital. And Mingyu, I'm so disappointed in her too. I asked her to go to the hospital to see Dad, but she said she didn't want to take care of the Su family's affairs and that she was busy and had no time."

"Mingcheng and Mingyu can't be relied on anymore. Mingyang, big brother can only rely on you. Go to the hospital to check on Dad. You are not working now. If you have time, go to Mingcheng's place and take care of Dad. Mingcheng and his wife are too busy. They have no time to take care of Dad. Dad can only eat takeout for meals. It's really worrying."

Listening to Su Mingzhe chattering on the phone, expressing disappointment and worry, Zhou Chen frowned.

"Brother, you know that I live with Mingyu now. Dad will definitely not want to live with us. It's useless for you to look for me."

"Mingyang, you are also Dad's son. Mingcheng and Mingyu have already disappointed me. You can't disappoint me again. Go to the hospital now to see how serious Dad's condition is. Also, when Mingcheng and his wife go to work, you should also take care of Dad. Don't always let him eat takeout. It's not good for his health."

Zhou Chen had no choice but to answer: "Okay, I know which hospital it is, I'll go there now."

Su Mingzhe immediately told him the name and address of the hospital, then Zhou Chen said hello to Da Huang and drove away from the bar.

In order to facilitate Zhou Chen's travel, Su Mingyu went to the suburbs and drove the Mercedes-Benz G500 hard-core off-road vehicle parked in another house and handed it to Zhou Chen, so Zhou Chen is now driving this Mercedes-Benz G.

This Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which is worth nearly three million, is absolutely wild. Even though Zhou Chen has experienced three worlds, he has never driven a luxury car of this level. It feels more exciting to drive than any car he has driven before.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 143 Su Daqiang: I can’t do it anymore

Before Zhou Chen drove to the hospital, he received another call from Su Mingyu.

After learning that Zhou Chen went to the hospital, she didn't say anything, but just asked Zhou Chen to understand the situation and tell her what happened after returning.

It was already half past nine when Zhou Chen arrived at the hospital. He went straight to the emergency room and then met Su Daqiang and Su Mingcheng in the infusion hall.

Zhou Chen walked over quickly and asked Su Daqiang, who was lying on a chair receiving an IV drip, "Dad, how do you feel now?"

As soon as he saw Zhou Chen, Su Daqiang immediately shouted with a face full of grievance: "Mingyang, Dad has suffered so much. Look, I've been to the hospital for an IV drip. I feel like I'm going to die. What do you think I'll do if I die?"

Before Zhou Chen could answer, Su Mingcheng shouted from the side: "Alright, Dad, you just ate duck necks and got an upset stomach, which caused the diarrhea. It's not as exaggerated as you say."

Zhu Li stood even further away. After spending a few days together, she really realized how difficult Su Daqiang was. If it weren't for his filial piety, she really wouldn't want to stay with Su Daqiang for a moment. She would rather stay in the company and work overtime for free than go back alone.

"Why not? You also saw that I was in so much pain that I couldn't even walk, isn't it serious?" Su Daqiang exclaimed aggrievedly.

Su Mingcheng didn't bother to pay attention to Su Daqiang, and turned to Zhou Chen in an unhappy tone and asked: "What are you doing here? Who asked you to come?"

"Use your brain to think carefully, and you will know who asked me to come."

Zhou Chen did not have a good tone towards Su Mingcheng. If Su Mingzhe had not invited him over, he really would not have wanted to have any contact with Su Mingcheng.